Vice Principal

Required Degrees: Bachelor-Masters degree
Fields of Expertise: Curriculum Developer ,  High School ,  University ,  school (principal/vice principal)
Salary: $1,250 USD

Details: The American School of Alexandria (ASA) is located in Alexandria, an ancient city
founded by Alexander the
Great, with a modern population in excess of 3.5 million inhabitants, on the shores of the
Mediterranean Sea.
Alexandria enjoys a temperate climate with January temperatures reaching a high of 75
degrees F. and in
July a high of 85 degrees F. The city has a light ”winter” rainfall and is cooled by breezes
from the sea in the
spring, autumn and summer months. Swimming, sailing, scuba diving as well as year-
round tennis and golf
are the principal outdoor activities. Teachers can join the Alexandria Sporting Club which
offers swimming,
squash, tennis, horseback riding (also, polo), golf, weight/exercise facilities, and a
terraced club house with
several dining rooms.
There are organized and coached athletic activities for children at the Sporting Club.
Alexandria is 2 1/2
hours by air conditioned train from Cairo (sixteen dollars roundtrip, first class), a two-hour
flight from Greece
and a three-hour flight from Italy, with daily flights originating from its own international
airport with service to
such foreign destinations as London, Frankfurt, Athens, and Beirut. Teachers and their
dependents receive
resident’s visas (and work permits) through the school which entitles them to sharply
reduced domestic
airfares and hotel accommodations. Teachers and their families may spend their
weekends and vacations
exploring Luxor (Karnak and the Valleys of the Kings and Queens) in Upper Egypt, as
well as Sharm El Sheik
on the Red Sea in southern Sinai (among the best snorkeling and diving in the world),
Petra in Jordan,
Damascus in Syria, Jerusalem in Israel, and Istanbul in Turkey.
Egypt is quite safe,violent crime is virtually unknown and theft is a rare occurrence. The
cost of living is low
with fish, lamb and local field ripened produce, including oranges, lemons, grapefruit,
avocados, tomatoes
and artichokes, available in the markets throughout the year. Most faculty members have
at least part-time
domestic help. The quality of life in Alexandria for ASA faculty members is high. Almost
all Western products
are available locally. The society is tolerant and the Egyptian people friendly.
Integral to ASA’s academic program is a week of all-school field trips called ”Learning
without Walls,” which
occurs in the spring. During the week, Elementary School trips focus on Egypt, but
beginning in the 8th grade
or the last year of Middle School, trips may include Damascus and Aleppo, Syria or
Istanbul, Turkey, and for
the High School, Moslem Monuments, Spain, Renaissance and Baroque Rome and
Florence, Italy, and Paris
and its environs in France.
The American School of Alexandria firmly believes that small class size is highly
conducive to learning. Small
class size allows the teacher the opportunity to address individual academic needs, and
to tailor teaching to
each individual student’s learning style. To this end, classes in the Elementary section of
the School are 20
students per class (K-6); in the Middle School (grades 7-8) and High School (grades 9-
12) classes may hold
approximately 25 students each. For a small school ASA has extensive sports facilities,
including an on-site
swimming pool, playing fields, gymnasium, dance studio, and an exercise/weight room.
The American School of Alexandria encourages students to participate in extracurricular
activities such as
Student Council, Environmental Club, Debate Team, Model United Nations Club, Drama
Club, Dance Club,
Computer Club, Community Service, Chess Club, Guitar Club, Sports Club, school
newspapers, and
intramural and interscholastic sports. Individual teachers sponsor one club which meets
one day per week.
Because Egypt is largely a Muslim country, the school day and week run from 8:30-3:30,
Sunday through
Thursday, except during Ramadan when the day ends at 2:30. The students enjoy a two-
week ”Winter
Holiday” (Christmas Break), a two-week ”Spring Break,” and celebrate American
Thanksgiving and a
generous number of Egyptian civil and religious holidays. Faculty members must be in
Egypt one week prior
to the beginning of the school year.
The school year, divided into two semesters or four quarters, generally ends the last
week of June. The
school day operates on a period. Teachers have a maximum of 25-forty five minute
contact periods per week
with students, and lunch and detention duties are minimal.
The school assists teachers in finding two and three bedroom, furnished apartments with
modern appliances
located in the best neighborhoods of Alexandria. Most teachers travel to Europe and
North America during
the summer vacation